A Structural and Pragmatic Investigation of Conducive Interrogatives in Contemporary Persian Conversations

Abstract: Not only do the interrogatives characteristically serve the pragmatic function of questioning, they are also used for a variety of other functions. Yes-no biased interrogatives, such as rhetorical, tag, and conducive interrogatives, imply that a particular answer is expected or desired. Th...

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Published in:	نشریه پژوهش‌های زبان‌شناسی
Main Author:	Soleiman Ghaderi
Format:	Article
Language:	Persian
Published:	University of Isfahan 2022-09-01
Subjects:	interrogatives, conducive interrogatives biased interrogatives rhetorical interrogatives, modality
Online Access:	https://jrl.ui.ac.ir/article_27565_3c21ddfb10bacf6c38967b21bb1ff6cd.pdf